Indian locomotive class XA

Indian XA
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Build date 1929, 1931, 1935
Total produced 113
Specifications
Configuration 4-6-2
UIC class 2′C1′h2
Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver diameter 5 ft 1 1⁄2 in (1.562 m)
Axle load 13.1 long tons (13.3 t; 14.7 short tons)
Loco weight 67.15 long tons (68.23 t; 75.21 short tons)
Tender weight 42.1 long tons (42.8 t; 47.2 short tons)
Fuel type Coal
Boiler pressure 180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort 20,960 lbf (93.23 kN)
Career
Operators
Number in class
  • IR: 76
  • PR: 37
Numbers IR: 22001–22076
[1][2][3]

The Indian locomotive class XA was a class of light axle load 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives used on broad gauge lines in British India, and then in post-partition India and Pakistan.[3][4][5]

The 113 members of the class were built by Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, in 1929/31, 1931 and 1935.[2]

Upon partition in 1947, a total of 37 members of the class went to Pakistan.[6] The other 76 remained in India.[1]

Only two XA's are preserved XA 22002 is preserved at the Railway Institute Chandausi. while XA 22046 is preserved.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Hughes 1990, p. 14.
  2. 1 2 Hughes 1996, p. 24.
  3. 1 2 "Indian Railways 5 ft. 6 in. Gauge 1928-35 4-6-2 (XA) brochure". Vulcan Foundry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Hughes 1976, p. 13.
  5. ↑ Marshall 2009, pp. 36–42, 47.
  6. ↑ Hughes 1996, p. 87.

Bibliography

  • Hughes, Hugh (1976). Steam in India. Truro, Cornwall: D. Bradford Barton Ltd. ISBN 0851532586. 
  • Hughes, Hugh (1990). Indian Locomotives: Part 1 – Broad Gauge 1851–1940. Harrow, Middlesex: The Continental Railway Circle. ISBN 0-9503469-8-5. 
  • Hughes, Hugh (1996). Indian Locomotives: Part 4 – 1941–1990. Harrow, Middlesex: The Continental Railway Circle. ISBN 0-9521655-1-1. 
  • Marshall, Lawrence G (2009). Indian Broad Gauge Steam Remembered. East Harling, Norfolk: Taverner Publications. ISBN 9781901470154. 


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